Editor Jared Shurin has determined to uncover the very best work published by British and British-based authors in 2019, ending up with as diverse and surprising a set of stories as you are likely to find anywhere. Full of wonder, wit, delight and malevolence. These stories range from traditional to contemporary fantasy, written by a mix of established authors and new voices, combining to provide a veritable potpourri of the fantastical.
"Each story brings its own escape, a release from the worst of our everyday... this is the kind of anthology you approach with curiosity, not knowledge. And that’s the best kind of read." -- Aurealis
Introduction – Jared Shurin A Manual for Avoiding Further Harm from [REDACTED] – Helen McClory Tyrannosaurs Bask in the Warmth of the Asteroid – Gareth E. Rees Burrowing Machines – Sara Saab Birds Fell From the Sky and Each One Spoke in Your Voice – Kirsty Logan A Few Things I Miss About Skeletons – Tom Offland Tilt – Karen Onojaife Mr Fox – Heather Parry Joss Papers for Porcelain Ghosts – Eliza Chan The Fisher – Melanie Harding-Shaw Canst Thou Draw Out the Leviathan – Christopher Caldwell What the Sea Reaps, We Must Provide – Eleanor R. Wood No Children – E. Saxey The Colossus Stops – Dafydd McKimm Wake the Dead – Maura McHugh Why Aren't Millennials Continuing Traditional Worship of the Elder Dark? – Matt Dovey Demolition – Nick Adams The Redemption of Billy Zane – Liz Jones What It Sounds Like When You Fall – Natalia Theodoridou Competing Before the King – Leila Aboulela Dem Bones – Lavie Tidhar Sin Eater – Chikodili Emelumadu O Cul-de-Sac – Tim Major Thank God in the Acknowledgements – Jess Brough *Timekeeper's Tarot – Den Patrick [Bonus Story] available in the special hardback edition only.
Book is available as an A5 paperback and a special limited edition hardback signed by the editor.
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